Christopher A. Foster - Feb 20, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)

Role: EVP and CFO
Signature: Vincent A. Mercaldi, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: CNP
Transactions as of: Feb 20, 2025
Transactions value $: -$49,448
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/24/2025, 04:13 PM
Previous filing: Feb 14, 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CNP	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$49.4K	-1.47K	-0.92%	$33.73	158K	Feb 20, 2025	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs").
F2	Total includes previous awards under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan of (i) 63,892 RSUs vesting in May 2025, (ii) 14,908 RSUs vesting in May 2026, (ii) 11,272 RSUs vesting in two equal installments in February 2026 and 2027, and (iv) 20,295 RSUs vesting in three equal installments in February 2026, 2027, and 2028. The above awards shall vest (a) upon continued employment with Issuer through the respective vesting date, (b) in the event of earlier disability or death, or (c) for the award under clause (i), upon earlier involuntary termination without cause. The awards, other than the award under clause (i), will also vest on a full or pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, and all vesting of those awards is further conditioned upon achievement of positive operating income for the year preceding the applicable vesting date except in the case of death or disability.

Content

Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs").

Total includes previous awards under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan of (i) 63,892 RSUs vesting in May 2025, (ii) 14,908 RSUs vesting in May 2026, (ii) 11,272 RSUs vesting in two equal installments in February 2026 and 2027, and (iv) 20,295 RSUs vesting in three equal installments in February 2026, 2027, and 2028. The above awards shall vest (a) upon continued employment with Issuer through the respective vesting date, (b) in the event of earlier disability or death, or (c) for the award under clause (i), upon earlier involuntary termination without cause. The awards, other than the award under clause (i), will also vest on a full or pro-rata basis upon earlier retirement, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, and all vesting of those awards is further conditioned upon achievement of positive operating income for the year preceding the applicable vesting date except in the case of death or disability.